1An adoption pronounced before the new provisions of the Federal Act of 30 June 1972 on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code come into force continues to be governed by the law that came into force on 1 January 19121; consents validly given in accordance with this law remain effective in every case.
2Persons who are not yet 20 years old when the Federal Act of 7 October 1994 comes into force may still be adopted in accordance with the provisions on minority after attaining majority provided the application is filed within two years of the Federal Act coming into force and of their 20thbirthday.2
Art. 465 Civil Code in the version of 1 Jan. 1912:1An adoptive child and his or her issue have the same rights of succession in respect of the adoptive parents as the issue of their marriage.2Adoptive parents and their blood relatives have no rights of succession in respect of an adoptive child. ↩
Inserted by No I of the FA of 7 Oct. 1994, in force since 1 Jan. 1996 (AS 1995 1126;BBl 1993 I 1169). ↩
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